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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
FLORAL TRIBUTES.
GarIaDds for General Grants Tomb Pour
ing In from Many Sources.

Gsrlapds for General Grants Tomb Pour
ing In from Many Sources.
Seeing so many beautiful flowers
heaped upon the tomb of General Grant
which I visited the other day-my
curiosity was excited by the question:
Where do they all come fromp and do
they serve no other purpose than to
deck the great soldiers resting-place
until they die? A few days later, in
conversation with Colonel Fred Grant,
I learned the sources of the garlands,
and also that their usefulness outlives
their beauty. He said: "Once every
week my mother takes out a large de-
sign made of cut flowers. These re-
main there until she orders the guard
to remove them and replace them with
the fresh ones she may send. So that
all the time her selection of flowers is
there"
.sThe other flowers are from friends,
then?"
''Some are, but tho maj rity are
from strangers. I can say that, daily,
without an exception, floral remem-
ORANGES are received from all. parts OF
the United States. We order them
placed in the vault, where they remain
until faded and withered."
"Who generally sends them?"
''Well, they come in all ways; from
Grand Army posts, clubs, societies.
school and mission children. Then
private people, both of this and other
cities, send beautiful remembrances in
floral work.
They never go to waste. Soiicita'
lions arrive in numbers daily from
people of all classes and stations III
life, begging for some memento from
General Grants tomb. They ask
something, if it be no more than
withered leave or bud. The guards
are continually promising the fadee
flowers to visitors, always providing
Mrs. Grant gives permission or ha:
not promised them elsewhere. IN Y
| Cor. PhiLGdeIphid Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
HE FLED IN HASTE.
How Tactless Stranger Libeied Mo
Interesting Family.

How q Tactless Stranger Libeied . MOST
Interesting Family.
II came in here few weeks ago,
said stranger to the proprietor OF a
place on Michigan avenue, Ito buy
some candy, and cross-eyed woman
with stuck-up nose
s.That woman. sir. was my wife!'
replied the proprietor as he moved
along the counter.
"Ah! Excuse met But there was
girl here She was a tall, slab-slded
young woman with red hair, and had
freckles all over"
THAT was my daughter. sir, and
how dare you talk that ways'
"Oh! it was! Beg your pardon, SIR
beg a dozen pardons. The boy that
waited on me had a mouth as big as a
pumpkin pie. and don't believe he
knew enough to last him over -
THAT was my SON, sir! Have yos,
come in here to deliberately insult my
familyr' shouted the proprietor.
Your son, ehP Beg more pardons
lots of pardons What wanted to
say VAS
.You get out. fou came here t.
give me me hit about an old man with
dyed whiskers who had married his
third wife and walked with game
leg. and I won't stand it! Go right
out or I'll do you mortal injury inside
of a minuter' Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16

Every body has heard the right-hawk
and owl. The sounds of the country
are familiar topics. suggest the
sound that a stableful of horses mako
munching their grain Did
you ever hear itp Years ago, Ihave no
doubt It is very agreeable. A sound
of animal comfort, Of wel-deserved re-
ward, of plenty; yes, rich sound!
Stand and listen to the. grinding OF
oats and hay! Man should eat silently;
he is forbidden to allow his food
to appeal to more than one sense.
But your horse gratiHes both taste and
hearing as he eats. Old Gray there.
now; he pauses at intervals just to
hear old Tom-his mate in the next
stall-grind his hay. Shrewd old Gray.
By this. trick he gets little OF his
neighbor's rack-he tastes his own
and hears his mate taste his. What
else does he pause forf Now he goes
at it again. Now they are all at IT,
the six horses; grind. grind. 1t 10 one
of the curious sounds. like to hear
it. Merely to think Of it in some taste
less city day gives me an appetite. -
Asseyican Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
LIFE ON THE CONGO.
Savage Negroes Who Have No Manners
and Beastly Customs.

Savage Negroes Who Have No Manners
and Beastly Customs.
The domestic habits of the Congo
negroes, as related by Explorer Taunt,
are interesting and often amusing.
There is a certain tribe who shave
their heads, only leaving small tufts of
hair. These tufts are arranged in all
sorts of fantastic shapes. and give to
the wearer very unique appearance.
Then there is the chief of. a great and
powerful tribe in the vicinity of Leo
poldville who makes his beard grow in
the same manner and appearance as a
Chinaman's pig-taiL
The manner of burial among the ma
tives is very peculiar. Upon the death
of chief, the body is swathed in
clothes until it resembles hogshead.
Then the head of the body is shaved
clean. The body is left above ground
in this state until the hair grows out,
when the remains are inferred in the
ground
When about eighteen days journey
above Bangala, on the Congo. Lieu
tenant Taunt was Mortified at the sight
of the natives. He says that they had
anchored to cut some wood for the en-
CINE. In short time the boat was
surrounded by crowd of handbook
ing natives. The horrible feature of
their appearance was that each had an
ivory button on his upper lip. This
extended some two inches over the
lower lip, and the button. which was
about the size of a quarter of dollar,
was buttoned right through.
While hur ting in the woods he found
an old tom-tom, or drum. 1t was
| made of log about five feet long. A
long. oblong hole was pierced in the
top of the log, which had
been dug out as much as pos.
sible. When struck on either side Of
the hole with a stick the log emitted
sound which could be heard for sever
al miles. The longer the distance the
more unearthly the sound.
The Congo method of execution i:
most revolving. Among certain tribes
the person to be executed is taken ou
into the market-place, where he il
buried to his neck in the earth. Hi
brains are then dashed out. and cord
fastened around his neck is attached te
a stick. This is driven perpendicular
ly into the body and both left there t.
decay.-St Louis Post Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
Liability Of Railroads.

A new ground for suit against rail-
way company has just been established
in France. A painter named Board.
while travelling on the Paris-Lyons
road, was attacked by a robber and
seriously wounded. He sued and got
damages, the company being held re-
spousible because the construction of
the cars did not afford sufficient pro-
lection. The judges decided that
there was genuine contract between
the passenger and the company. the
ticket constituting the written instru-
ment, and that the railroad people
were bound by it, not only to bring
the man to his destination. but also to
afford HIM protection during his jour-
ney; and they refused to entertain the
question that the company were as
obliged to conform to the rules OF the
administration in regard to the model
of the cars.-N 7. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16

except by means Of levers operated by
the hand. He set up large engine at
one of the mines, and boy was hired
to work these valve levers. Although,
this was not hard work, yet it required
his constant attention. AS he was
working these levers. he saw the parts
of the engine moved in the right direc-
tien, and at the exact time that he had
to open or close the valves. He pro-
duced a long. strong cord. and
made one end fast to the proper part
of the engine and the other end to the
valve lever. Then he had the perfect
satisfaction of seeing the engine move
off with perfect regularity of motion.
A short time after. the foreman came
around and saw the boy playing mar
bles at the door. Looking at the en-
CINE he soon saw the ingenuity of the
boy, and Also the advantages of so
great an inve ntion. Mr.. Watt then
carried out the boys inventive genius
in a practical form, and made the
steam engine a perfect automatic
working machine. The power loom is
the invention of farmer boy. who had
never seen or heard of such thing.
He cut one out with knife, and after
he had got it all done he with
great enthusiasm showed it to
his father, who at once kicked
it to pieces, saying that he would
have no boy about him who would
spend his time on such foolish things.
The boy was afterward apprenticed to
| blacksmith, and he soon found that
his new master was kind and took a
lively interest in him. He made loom
of what was left of the one his father
had broken up, which he showed to his
master. The blacksmith saw that he
had no common boy for an apprentice,
and that the invention was very
valuable one. He Immediately had a
loom constructed under the sup
ervision of the boy. 1t
worked to their perfect satisfaction,
and so the blacksmith furnished the
means to manufacture the looms, the
boy to receive one-half the profits. In
about a year the blacksmith wrote to
the boys father that he should visit
him, and bring with him wealthy gen.
| eAAS
celebrated power loom. You may be
able to judge of the establishment OF
the old man when his son was present.
ed as the inventor, who told him the
loom was the same as the model he
(the father) had kicked to pieces but
q year before. Smeaton. the great me-
chanic, when boy, disdained the ord
mary playthings of boyhood. One day,
after having watched some mill
wrights, he was discovered. to the gre at
distress of his family. in a situation of
extreme danger, fixing windmill on
the top of the barn. He afterward
built the Eddystone lighthouse in the
midst of the waves. Cyrus II. McCor-
mick was not twenty-five years old
when he produced the first practical
reaper the world ever saw.-HiWs Ma
ttoaaaI Builder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
CHEAP cRAYoN ARTISTS.

How Portraits Are Dashed Off and the
Methods Adopted to Make Money.
what becomes of the many artists
who fail, eh?" repeated a rising yong
artist to the query of reporter. ''WeH.
many of them hang on and do hack
work all their lives. They dengen-
crate into the cheap crayon artist, and
many often clear as much as fifty dol
lars week But the genuine art in
stinct is dead and can never be revived
by any process known to science. Do
they make good crayon portraits? Yes,
some of their portraits are excellent,
but there is no characteristic art
nothing above mediocre mechanical
excellence. New York has an army OF
pastel and crayon artists, The artist
on the daily paper who can sketch and
originate positions has far more talent
and art instinct than the most success
full crayon-portrait maker. But the
most successful artist fakir-if may
be allowed such TERMS he who
does life-size portraits from photo
graphs by means of solar printing.
The solar printing enlarges the photo
graph, and the mechanical artist
dashes off the crayon, thus saving him
the labor of drawing the features. 1t
is quick method, and enables the
busy artist to do more work. Many
photographers have their pictures
made life-size by crayon artists for
So apiece. suppose, though. that the
photographer gets more than 80 from
his customers. Some of these artists
do a large amount of work, and do it
more rapidly than the scenic artist
dropped into the studio of a success
full crayon artist not long ago and
found him rushing off portraits at a
great rate. He said he was in big
hurry to do several portraits and asked
me to help him. told him l did not
do that kind of work. oh, l don't
want you to do the face, just jab in
lot of clouds in the background, old
boy, to give me starter
II went to work and jabbed' in
clouds while my friend was making a
face on another canvas. He is SUI
perior crayon artist and receives the
magnificent sum of $25 for each por-
trait By hiring men to do back
grounds and all but the faces he turns
them out by wholesale. know Ger
man crayon artist who does wonder
fully clever portrait, life size, for SIS.
He doesn't use the solar printing plan.
Of course there are some artists on the
Bowery who turn out life-size bust pcr-
traits at ST. and S.; but these are bad,
even from crayon artists point
of view The best artists rarely go
under $15. unless they are doing work
wholesale for photographers. The
Art League frequently graduates first
class crayon artists by simply letting
them know that they have no art in
stinct above the mechanical This in
formation saves the student years OF
useless study. The crayon artist de-
serves credit for his true mechanical
methods, and his cheap prices do not
interfere with other artists who are not
mechanical. Solar printing has
brought life-size crayon and pastel por-
traits within the purview OF very
limited purses."-M Y Mail and En-
| press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
A SELECT AFFAIR.

A Jolly Good Time at q ..Carpet-Rag
Social"
Their names were Lottie, Belle and
Mary, three as jolly, fun-loving, good
natured little lassies as one often
meets. .
They were thrown into fever OF ex-
element one evening upon receiving
an invitation for the following after
noon from Mrs. H.. one of their near
neighbors, and with whom they were
especial fayorites, to carpetrag So
cial.
It was to be very select affair, ex-
tremely so, as no one but they three
had been honpred with an invitation.
At the appointed hour they were on
hand, with faces as bright and clean as
soap and water could make them.
They were soon busy with their
needles, chatting and laughing with
their hostess, and as happy as queens.
or as queens are supposed to be.
They confided to Mrs. H all their
future hopes and aspirations. all their
present troubles and difficulties
Lottie gravely informed her show
she hoped to make enough from her
strawberry bed (she had about half a
dozen vines which had already yielded
her one berry,, to purchase a real gold
ring, with a stone in the top, just like
her teacher s.. te
Belle intended Ito study very hard
until she was as old as May Freeman
Zone of the high school scholarly, and
then her ambition was to teach school.
But first she would have to understand
algeberry AND JfSsseologu cause M ay
did,
May was to her little mind prodigy
of wisdom and learning.
Mary, the youngest of the trio. did
not seem to have many future hopes
and aspirations; all she cared for was
ito have a good time" and she gem
orally had it, too.
After they had each sewed bali
about the size of small apple, Belle
quite emphatically signified her opinion
s'that they had worked long enough,
and that it was time to play" The
rest of the invited guests seemed to be
of the same opinion. so the rags were
quickly put out Of sight.
Inoy soon u8U OH tl6lT HdtSs auuS
taking Black Jack, the faithful watch
dog. and rabithy Longclaws Tfddly-
wink, the pet kitten, they started for
the barn for frolic, Mrs. H. OF
course, accompanying them.
| First they played 'Kittie wants .
corner" and as Mrs. H was some
what given to ena6onpoi,H. and could
not run as fast as the little folks, she
was generally the poor pussy in want
of corner.
This pleased Belle so that she almost
went into fits laughing, and even Black
Jack and Tabithy Longclaws Tddly-
wink barked and mewed with merri-
ment at the sight Of their usually staid
and sedate mistress up to such frolics.
Then they played at hide-and-seek
and black man until tea time. When
that was served it was time for the
children to go home. Mrs. If.
Black Jack and Tabithy Londclaws
Tiddlywink accompanied their little
visitors as far as the river bridge and
then bade them goodnight.
It took The three little damsels al the
next week 10 tell their Aunt Abbie Of
all the fun they crowded in that one
afternoon at Mrs. H--'s ''Carpet-rae
social" - Mrs a. s. K1soaoltoaa. IN
Toledo Blade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
BE sTRoNGI--BE TRUE

aWhen was boy" the grandsire said
To the bright lad by his knee,
s.Of the victors crowned with fame read,
Who triumphed on land and sea!
And through the years, from the deathless
page,
A summons has sounded long;
To youth, and manhood, and hoary age
The message is this: BE strongr
When was boy-"h he paused and said
To the listener by his knee
stOf the men who were as lights read
In dark worlds historyt
They priced the truth and were loved OF GOD,
And no fear OF man they knew:
And still, from the glorious heights they trod,
The message was this: BE true'"
Cutter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
Then there are lazy ways of breath

Then there are lazy ways OF breath
ing, and one-sided ways of breathing,
and the particularly bad habit OF
breathing through the mouth Now
nose was meant to breathe through,
and it is marvelously arranged for I'LL
tering the impurities out OF the air and
for changing it to suitable tempera-
ture for entering the lungs. The mouth
has no such apparatus. and when the
air is swallowed through the mouth in
stead of breathed through tie nose II
has an injurious effect upon the lungs
ChicdQo Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
Tho authorities at Y ienna recentl,

The authorities at v Jenna recently
took it into their heads toimpose . tax
of /, 400 forms on the chef de csuqus of
the Court opera-house. The function
airy in question protested. and appealed
to the law. The competent court has
decided the case against him. being OF
opinion that professional applause Is q
marketable commodity, legally subject
to taxation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
A mer;no ram at Middlebury. Vt

produced a weight OF twenty mine
pounds and eleven ounces OF fleece
from SIG days growth. although the
carcass weighed ouly leo pounds, the
wool being nearly thirty per cent tn at
of the carcass. Another ram. which
was sheared Of his sixth fleece. gave
thirty-eight and one-haif pounds Of
unwashed wool Troy Times.
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-Girlhood.

-Girlhood.
'oh, very beeuti full are little gisis,
And goodiy TO the sight"
So John @. Saxe wrote years ago,
And John O. Sake was right
Quite beautiful are little girls
And pleasing to the view.
Their rosy cheeks and clustering curas II
Ilike 70 aee--Don't your
Yea. very beautiful are little giriA
And yet the dullest rxig
VIII willingly agree with me,
They're prettier whom they're big.
-SoanerUisie Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16

Those Japanese women who are
allowed to read outside books are
row busy with Pilgrims Progress,
which has just been translated into
their language. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16

1t costs forty-seven thousand dol
lars a wear to run the New York Met
ropolitan museum. Forty-seven per-
sons are employed in the Institution
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
BOYS AS INVENTORS.

GRAND Mechanical Devices Produced by
Mere Ssriplings.
Some of the most important inven-
tons have been the work OF mere boys.
The invention of the valve motion to
the steam engine was made by boy.
Watt left the engine in very incom-
plete condition. from the fact that ne
had no way to open or close the valves.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16

IT bent on camping out the proper
place to pitch one $ tent would seem to
be In pine forest Detroit Free Prssa
The Washington critic., 1887-06-27

Prorided, That in the case of a two'horse
hack engaged at a livery stable the proprietor
or driver thereof may, by special agreement
made in advance with the passenger, charge
according to such special agreement, not, how
ever, at Il rate to exceed one dollar and iltty
cents for the first hour and twenty-five cents
for every additional quarter of M hour.
In all cases when hack Is not engaged by
the hour II shall be considered as being en-
gagged by the trip.
The fare to any uoint outside OF the cities of
Washington and Georgetown shall in all cases,
be charged by the hour or part of an hour, and
II the hHCk IS dismissed outside the said cities
a charge OF tWcnty-l cents additional Inay
be made.
Each passenger shall be entitled to have CON
VeyCd, without extra charge, one trunk or
other tTayeliRg,boX or bag: PToridei, That
Il eic be not more than two trunks or other
tfHyeling-boNts or bags to be conveyed NJ any
one time for the per,on or persons Inning the
hack. II there be iNuri tiian two TRUNKS
ttgVelingbOSCs or bags the driver SNAIL be en-
. titled TO twenty-five cents for each one addt-
lional TO the two Each passenger Shall be en-
titled also to have conveyed, without charse,
such other small packages as can be cOnyeu-
iently carried within the hack, and the driver
shan load and unload all baggage without
charge.
sEC. o, Every hack shall have permanently
Affixed to the interior thereof In place read
lily to be rcen by the passenger the foregoing
schedule of rates and no other, which sched-
ulc shnll be printed on heavy white cards
eight by ten inches In size. printed in black
iuk, with full face, double primer Roman
tyre, to he furnished by the Major OF Police,
sfc. I. In case of any disagreement between
the driver and the passenger OF II hack the
same may he referred by the passenger to the
nearest police station, whittier the driver shall
convey him without discussion or delay, aud
the decision oithe Lieutenant OF Police or other
officer In charge of such station shall be con-
elusive; and in case the passenger q about to
leave by railroad, stage, or steamboat such
disagreement shall be slmmnrily decided by
the police officer or principal police oliGcr on
duty At the station or other place Of departure
SIC, 3, Both the driver aud the proprietor or
lessee of II hack shall be held responsible for
any violation of any of the foregoing provi-
sions of this articles Proridod That the PEN
atty therefor shall be paid but once; and for
every violation OF any OF the said provisions
the said driver, proprietor or lessee shall for
The Washington critic., 1887-06-27

If you have catarrh, use the surest rem
edy-Dr. sagee.
G.. w. Caldwell, a prominent lawyer of
Brooke County, W. Va, was struck by n
train on the Panhandle Road at Wheeling
junction, Tuesday, and instantly killed.
1t must he discouragng to the fool-killer
to realize how far behind in his work he is
UnttirU
The Washington critic., 1887-06-27
NAME. o. Q 45 NAME. o. . i5

Chicago Markets.
The following summary is by B. X. Plain
& Co., st. Cloud Building, Ninth & +
streets:
n ! Il i ~
The Washington critic., 1887-06-27
.AIderney parry Wagona.

Fresh Alderney butter churned every
morning and delivered in 10 "Ward"
prints, 40c. per ID. Also cottage cheese,
buttermilk and sweet milk, sc. per at.
Cream, l5c. per pit.
HYArrsyILLE ys. Olymples. l5 cents.
The Washington critic., 1887-06-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Petroleum,

= u. X. Plain & Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish tie following on quotations;
Closed Saturday, Gls; opened to-day, Gil;
ligheft, g. lnwttt CT; 2!lb p. M, 6la
f,w YORK stock Marhet.
The following blve been furnished by
Macuill ~ BbIdt, bankers and brokers, 5l5
seventh street northwest.
The Washington critic., 1887-06-27

HACK RATES.
SECTION I. Every public vehicle of what
kind soever for hire for the conveyance of
passengers on the streets, whether engaged by
the passenger upon the street or at any livery
stable, shall be considered hack within the
meaning and intent of these regulations.
SIC. .. The charges for hack service within
the limits of the District OF Columbia shall
not exceed those stated in the ioll0wingsched-
ule, namely:
The Washington critic., 1887-06-27
SUMMER RESORTS.

VNnE BLUE MT. HOUSE, WESTERN
i Nd. II. r., Is now open. Terms, SO and
$3.50 per day. Special rates bv the week. For
terms applyto +. SHANNON, Manager; also
Of the Carroliton, Baltimore, Md.
GREAT FALLS HOTEL, Great
VI Falls, Md. j. W. CARROLL, Proprlc.
tor. Beautiful scenery; fine bass fishing.